Scarborough Shoal forms a triangle-shaped chain of reefs and rocks with a perimeter of 46 km (29 mi). It covers an area of 150 km 2 (58 sq mi), including an inner lagoon. The atolls' highest point, South Rock, is 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) above sea level at high tide.

Sep 26, 2023 · Located 200 km (124 miles) off the Philippines and inside its exclusive economic zone, the shoal is coveted for its bountiful fish stocks and a stunning turquoise lagoon that provides safe haven...

Jun 16, 2024 · Also known as Panatag Shoal and Bajo de Masinloc, Scarborough Shoal is a triangular coral reef formation located 124 nautical miles off Masinloc, Zambales within the Philippines’ EEZ.

The Scarborough Shoal standoff is a dispute between the Philippines and the People's Republic of China over the Scarborough Shoal. Tensions began on April 8, 2012, after the attempted apprehension by the Philippine Navy of eight mainland Chinese fishing vessels near the …

Nov 11, 2024 · China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized from the Philippines, a move that’s likely to increase tensions over overlapping territorial claims. The...

Nov 11, 2024 · The Scarborough Shoal (also known in English as the Scarborough Reef) is an oceanic coral atoll that developed on top of a seamount into a triangle shape in the eastern part of the South China Sea. It is located some 220 kilometers west of the Philippines’ Island of Luzon.

Oct 31, 2023 · The sea's Scarborough Shoal, known in the Philippines as Bajo de Masinloc, has effectively been under Chinese control since 2012 and is at the heart of much of the recent escalation between...

Scarborough Reef, also known as Scarborough Shoal, Huangyan Island, Bajo de Masinloc and Panatag Shoal (Filipino: Kulumpol ng Panatag) is a shoal located in the South China Sea between the Macclesfield Bank and Luzon, the largest island …

Nov 15, 2024 · Named after a British ship that was grounded on the atoll nearly three centuries ago, the Scarborough Shoal is one of Asia's most contested maritime features and a flashpoint for diplomatic...

Scarborough is the largest atoll in the South China Sea [West Philippine Sea], submerged at high tide with few rocks above sea level, but was largely unheard of before the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) in 1994.